A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Yajurveda
This page describes Yajurveda which is located on page 616 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Yajurveda” according to 125 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
The number of hymns of the Rig (veda), Yajur (veda), Sama (veda) and Atharva (veda) that yield all (the desires) and confer the four ends of the human life is one lakh. 2. (The Rigveda) is divided into two branches, Sankhyayana and Ashvalayana. The brahmanas (of this Veda) (contain) two thousand one hundred and ten hymns. 3. The Rigveda is considered as the authority by the Dvaipayanas and others. The hymns of the Yajurveda number one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine. 4-5....
Read full contents: Chapter 271 - The different recensions of the Vedas (shakha)
The Brahmanda Purana [by G.V. Tagare]
Bh.P.XII.6 quoted in the Com. of Mahidasa on Shaunaka’s CVS. states that Vaishampayana was taught Yajur-Veda by Vyasa. That the Yajur-Veda had 86 branches (bhedas) is accepted in our text as 86 Shrutarshis. And a few selected sages have been named in the Yajur-Veda group. (* 3) The list of the 12 Carakas in the CVS is totally different from that given in this Purana....
Read full contents: Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras
The Vishnu Purana (abridged)
” Yajnavalka then vomited out the Yajur Veda and the other disciplines ate it up in the form of birds. That is why this branch of the Yajur Veda is called the Taittiriya after the name of the bird Tittira. But Yajnavalka still wanted to learn the Yajur Veda. So he began to pray to the sun. The sun finally appeared to him in the form of a horse and taught him those branches of the Yajur Veda which even Vaishampayana did not know....
Read full contents: Yajnavalka
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